Sinclair Lewis

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Sinclair Lewis

Writing February 6, 1885

Sauk Centre, Minnesota, USA

Harry Sinclair Lewis was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first author from the United States (and the first from the Americas) to…

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Fun and Fancy Free

Fun and Fancy Free

6.3 1947 Movie
Elmer Gantry

Elmer Gantry

7.3 1960 Movie
Dodsworth

Dodsworth

7.1 1936 Movie
Arrowsmith

Arrowsmith

6.6 1931 Movie
Bongo

Bongo

6.5 1947 Movie
Cass Timberlane

Cass Timberlane

6.0 1947 Movie
Mantrap

Mantrap

6.2 1926 Movie
Ann Vickers

Ann Vickers

5.8 1933 Movie
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

6.3 1940 Movie
Untamed

Untamed

5.0 1940 Movie
Babbitt

Babbitt

6.3 1934 Movie
I Married a Doctor

I Married a Doctor

5.3 1936 Movie

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Harry Sinclair Lewis was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first author from the United States (and the first from the Americas) to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters." Lewis wrote six popular novels: Main Street (1920), Babbitt (1922), Arrowsmith (1925), Elmer Gantry (1927), Dodsworth (1929), and It Can't Happen Here (1935). Several of his notable works were critical of American capitalism and materialism during the interwar period. Lewis is respected for his strong characterizations of modern working women. H. L. Mencken wrote of him, "[If] there was ever a novelist among us with an authentic call to the trade ... it is this red-haired tornado from the Minnesota wilds."

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1997
    Arrowsmith

    TV show Creator

  2. 1969
    Babbitt

    Movie Novel

  3. 1968
    Shadow on the Land

    Movie Novel

  4. 1960
    Elmer Gantry

    Movie Novel

  5. 1958
    Majesty on a Detour

    Movie Novel

  6. 1947
    Cass Timberlane

    Movie Novel

  7. 1947
    Fun and Fancy Free

    Movie Original Story

  8. 1947
    Bongo

    Movie Story

  9. 1944
    This Is the Life

    Movie Theatre Play

  10. 1940
    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Movie Self

  11. 1940
    Untamed

    Movie Novel

  12. 1936
    Dodsworth

    Movie Novel

  13. 1936
    I Married a Doctor

    Movie Writer

  14. 1934
    Babbitt

    Movie Novel

  15. 1933
    Ann Vickers

    Movie Novel

  16. 1931
    Arrowsmith

    Movie Novel

More credits
  1. 1931
    Newly Rich

    Movie Writer

  2. 1926
    Mantrap

    Movie Novel

  3. 1926
    Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

    Movie Allegorical figures

  4. 1924
    Babbitt

    Movie Novel

  5. 1923
    Main Street

    Movie Novel

  6. 1923
    The Ghost Patrol

    Movie Story

  7. 1922
    Free Air

    Movie Original Film Writer

  8. 1919
    The Unpainted Woman

    Movie Story